African American History Featured Programs - C-SPAN Video LibraryThe featured programs for the African American History Taghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=154
en-USCopyright 2015, National Cable Satellite Corporationinfo@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTSun, 02 Aug 2015 21:34:23 GMTCongressional Black Caucus Special Order on the Confederate FlagMembers of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke on the House floor about the Confederate battle flag. Representatives Robin Kelly (D-IL), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and Al Green (D-TX) were among the speakers.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/327070-5
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/327070-5Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTSouth Carolina Confederate Flag Removal Bill Signing CeremonyGovernor Nikki Haley (R-SC) signed a bill authorizing the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the South Carolina Capitol grounds. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/327026-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/327026-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTSouth Carolina House of Representatives Confederate Flag Debate, Day 2 Part 2The South Carolina State House of Representatives continued debate on a bill to remove the Confederate battle flag from the Capitol grounds. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/327006-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/327006-2Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTSouth Carolina House of Representatives Confederate Flag Debate, Day 2 Part 1The South Carolina State House of Representatives continued debate on a bill to remove the Confederate battle flag from the Capitol grounds. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/327006-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/327006-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTSouth Carolina House of Representatives Confederate Flag Debate, Day 1The South Carolina House of Representatives voted 93-18 to take up a bill to remove the Confederate flag from the Capitol grounds. The South Carolina Senate passed the bill by a 36-3 margin. The legislation came about in reaction to the June 2015 mass-shooting in a historic black church in Charleston.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326991-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326991-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTSouth Carolina State Senate Confederate Flag Debate, Day 2The South Carolina State Senate voted 36-3 to approve a measure to remove the Confederate flag from the Capitol grounds. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326983-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326983-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTSouth Carolina State Senate Confederate Flag Debate, Day 1 Part 1The South Carolina State Senate convened to debate removing the Confederate battle flag from the Capitol grounds. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley had called for the removal of the flag following the deadly Charleston church shooting June 17, 2015.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326943-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326943-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTSouth Carolina State Senate Session, ClosingState Senator Gerald Malloy talked about funeral arrangement for State Senator Clementa Pinckney, who was one of the nine people killed in the June 17, 2015, shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston.
This was the closing portion of a special session of the South Carolina State Senate convened to debate a procedural measure that would allow them to consider a bill that would remove the Confederate flag from the State House grounds.
This event from the State House in Columbia was courtesy of South Carolina Educational Television.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326742-3
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326742-3Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTSouth Carolina Governor on the Confederate Battle FlagGovernor Nikki Haley (R-SC) held a news conference in the South Carolina State Capitol, attended by many legislators, in which she called for the Confederate battle flag to no longer be flown from the grounds of the State Capitol. She talked about the meaning of the flag for different people and said that the while the flag was a part of their past, it could not be a part of their future. The decision came after nine people were killed the previous week at an historic black church in Charleston, allegedly by a white man who had been pictured with the flag. Governor Haley talked about the incident and the response of the people of South Carolina.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326724-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326724-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTFuneral Service for Former Senator Edward BrookeA funeral service was held in Washington National Cathedral for former Senator Edward Brooke (R-MA), the first African American to be popularly elected to the U.S. Senate. He died January 3, 2015, at his home in Coral Gables, Florida, at the age of 95. Secretary of State John Kerry talked about Senator Brooke's political career and interactions with him in the Senate. Washington, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) talked about Senator Brooke's roots in a segregated Washington, D.C., and his place in history. Other speakers delivering tributes included civil rights leader Milton Davis and Senator Brooke's son Edward Brooke IV.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/324750-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/324750-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTSelma March Commemorative Church ServiceReverends Al Sharpton, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Attorney General Eric Holder, and others participated in a church service commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/324608-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/324608-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTQ&A with John LewisRepresentative John Lewis (D-GA) talked about his autobiography, [Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change], about his own early involvement in the non-violent protests of the civil rights movement. He recounted his experience leading a group of students across the Edmond Pettus Bridge in Alabama when he was 25 years old, and how he and other students were beaten and arrested by state troopers. He commented on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Stokely Carmichael and other early participants in the movement. He described meeting his wife at a dinner party in 1967, and his early childhood interest in becoming a minister.
John Lewis was first elected to his 5th District seat in 1986. Before that, he served on the Atlanta city council. He was born in Troy, Alabama, and attended the American Baptist Theological Seminary and Fisk University, majoring in philosophy. He was the longest serving chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306997-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306997-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTOpen Phones on 50th Anniversary of Selma MarchBernard LaFayette and Clayborne Carson talked about the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and responded to viewer comments and questions. They were at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary.
Video from ABC News was shown of the march and a portion of a speech by John Lewis in Montgomery, Alabama, March 25, 1965, was shown.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/324692-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/324692-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTBook Discussion on [The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation]
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Brion Davis completes his three-volume history of slavery in the West. In the final volume, published thirty-eight years after the second installment, the author focuses on emancipation; from the importance of the Haitian Revolution to the American Civil War and its aftermath. David Brion Davis speaks at the Museum of Tolerance in New York City.
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info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318125-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTQ&A with Thomas Allen HarrisThomas Allen Harris talked about his film, [Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People], in which he explores how African-Americans have been portrayed in photographic images from the time of slavery through the present. He explained how the images of African-Americans presented by white culture and photographers differ from those taken by black people, from family photo albums to famous African-American photographers. He argued that a truer representation of African-American life and success in America is shown through the latter. He also spoke about his estrangement from his father, which played a role in his film.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/323582-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/323582-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTJuanita Jones Abernathy on the Civil Rights MovementJuanita Jones Abernathy recounted her experiences during the Civil Rights Movement and reflected on the experience of many other women civil rights activists, who she believes were often overshadowed by the male leadership. She also took questions from the audience. Mrs. Abernathy participated in events such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Albany, Birmingham, Selma, Chicago, the Poor People's Campaign, and the Charleston Strike of 1968. She is the widow of Reverend Ralph David Abernathy, who worked with Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Mrs. Abernathy was introduced by Professor Tindal, who gave biographical and historical context. This session of the Southern Historical Association 80th annual meeting, held at the Atlanta Hilton, was sponsored by the SHA Committee on Minorities, the Georgia Humanities Council and the Georgia State University Department of African American Studies.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/322686-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/322686-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTQ&A with Dick LehrDick Lehr talked about his book, [The Birth of a Nation: How a Legendary Filmmaker and a Crusading Editor Reignited America's Civil War], about the 1915 movie of the same title. The film by D.W. Griffith was shown to President Woodrow Wilson at the White House and across the nation despite attempts by African-American civil rights advocate and newspaper publisher William Monroe Trotter and others to stop it. Mr. Trotter took Griffith to task for his portrayal in the film of African Americans in the post-Civil War era.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/323484-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/323484-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTQ&A with Lonnie BunchLonnie Bunch was interviewed about the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He talked about planned exhibits and educational public spaces, plans to build the museum on the National Mall, and the importance of the African-American experience to U.S. history. He also talked about his background, as well as his personal and professional interest in the project.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193730-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193730-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTBook Discussion on [William Wells Brown]Ezra Greenspan talked about his book, [William Wells Brown: An African American Life], about the life of William Wells Brown, a former slave who penned some of the earliest African American works of history, fiction, and travel. In his book, the author reports that Mr. Brown, a contemporary of Frederick Douglass, was a popular antislavery speaker, ran for office, and practiced medicine.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/321409-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/321409-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTSleeping Car Porters and Civil RightsPanelists talked about the history and legacy of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, one of the first African American labor unions in the United States. They spoke about the role of A. Philip Randolph, the labor and civil rights leader who helped organize the union, as well as the struggles of female members. They also discussed the National Park Service's efforts to preserve the Pullman neighborhood of Chicago, where many of the railroad workers lived in the early 20th century.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/321592-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/321592-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT1944 Documentary [The Negro Soldier]This 1944 documentary was intended to encourage African Americans to enlist in the U.S. Army during World War II. The film traces the history of African American contributions to society during war and peace, beginning with the Revolutionary War, then shows their work as teachers, judges, scientists, artists, musicians, athletes, and soldiers. The film was produced by Frank Capra. In 2011, this forty-minute film was chosen to be preserved in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress and was recently restored by the National Archives.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/322367-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/322367-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTLife and Legacy of Booker T. WashingtonChester Fontenot talked about the life and legacy of Booker T. Washington. Professor Fontenot spoke about Mr. Washington's early years at Tuskegee University and looks at his ideological platform which encouraged African Americans to establish their own economic base. While Booker T. Washington helped create many institutions for African Americans, such as the National Negro Business League, he also had opposition to his ideas, both during his lifetime and since. Fontenot also compared the ideas and tactics of Booker T. Washington and Martin Luther King, Jr.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/321185-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/321185-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTQ&A with Johnnetta ColeJohnnetta Cole, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art, talked about the museum as it marked its fiftieth anniversary. She also spoke about her career as an educator and administrator, as president of both Spelman and Bennett colleges, as well as race relations and her opposition to the Vietnam War.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320982-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320982-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTThe Lyric Theatre and Birmingham SegregationHorace Huntley talked about segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, during Jim Crow and later periods. He was interviewed at the Lyric Theater in downtown Birmingham.
C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2011 LCV Cities Tour" in Birmingham, Alabama, on October 31-November 4 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Bright House Networks local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302713-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302713-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTBook Discussion on [Open Wide the Freedom Gates: A Memoir]Mrs. Height talked about her book, [Open Wide the Freedom Gates: A Memoir], published by PublicAffairs. Then 91, she had witnessed most of the major events in the African-American struggle for civil rights. She talked about her life work for her cause and about people she knew personally such as W.E.B. DuBois, Eleanor Roosevelt, and many others. She talked about the experience of leading the National Council of Negro Women for forty-one years.
Ms. Height received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/177169-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/177169-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTQ&A with Isabel WilkersonIsabel Wilkerson talked about her book [The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration] (Random House, 2010). It is the story of African-American migration from the South to the North and West during the period of 1915 to 1970. She tells the story through the eyes of three of the almost six million people who experienced the migration.
Isabel Wilkerson worked for [The New York Times] from 1984 to 1995. As Chicago bureau chief for that paper, she won a Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. She has taught at Emory, Princeton, and Harvard universities and is currently the director of the Narrative Nonfiction Program at Boston University College of Communication.
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info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295559-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTAfter Words with Chris TomlinsonChris Tomlinson talked about his book, [Tomlinson Hill: The Remarkable Story of Two Families who Share the Tomlinson Name - One White, One Black], in which he explores his family's slave-owning history and the part of Texas that carries the family name, Tomlinson Hill. While researching his book, he found a history of two families, one white and one black. The author is the descendant of the Tomlinson Hill's former slave owners, and former NFL running back LaDainian Tomlinson is a descendant of the hill's former slaves. Mr. Tomlinson argued that the history of both families demonstrates how the legacy of slavery still affects American society. He spoke with Lavar Tomlinson, LaDainian's younger brother and event coordinator at Tomlinson Touching Lives Foundation.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319737-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319737-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTBook Discussion on [Harlem's Rattlers and the Great War]Jeffrey Sammons talked about his book, [Harlem's Rattlers and the Great War: The Undaunted 369th Regiment and the African American Quest for Equality], in which he recounts the first African-American regiment to fight in World War I, the 369th Infantry Regiment. The unit was dubbed the "Harlem Hellfighters," a nickname the author said the regiment eschewed for the "Harlem Rattlers." In his book, Mr. Sammons examines the regiment's leadership, its actions in the field of battle, and the challenges the men faced following the war. Jeffrey Sammons spoke at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319605-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319605-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTCongressional Gold Medal CeremonyHouse and Senate leaders posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Congressional Gold Medal represents Congress' highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions. National Museum of African American History Director Lonnie Bunch, III, accepted the medal for the Smithsonian. The ceremony included prayers, the U.S. Armed Forces Color Guard, and the U.S. Army Chorus.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320127-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/320127-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTBook Discussion on [The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975]Danny Glover, Kathleen Cleaver, and Brian Jones talked about the Black Power Movement and key participants like Stokley Carmichael, Angela Davis, Eldridge Cleaver, Bobby Seale, and Huey P. Newton. Mr. Glover co-produced the documentary, [The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975], which provided the basis for the book. This event was hosted by The New School in New York City.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319286-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319286-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT1963 Interview with Malcolm XNation of Islam leader Malcolm X was interviewed by sociology graduate student Herman Blake and professor John Leggett. Malcolm X argued against racial integration and discussed the right for African Americans to use violence to defend themselves against violent attacks by whites. He also discussed the nature of Islam. This program was courtesy of the Media Resources Center Collection at the University of California, Berkeley.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318826-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318826-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTAfter Words with Aram GoudsouzianAram Goudsouzian talked about his book, [Down to the Crossroads: Civil Rights, Black Power, and the Meredith March Against Fear], in which he tells the story of James Meredith, the first African American admitted to the University of Mississippi, and his return to the segregationist state four years after his graduation. Meredith marched to promote voter registration in the state and was shot for his activism. Civil rights supporters from all over the country went to Mississippi to continue his fight. Mr. Goudsouzian spoke with Rich Benjamin, Senior Fellow at Demos.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317235-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317235-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTBook Discussion on [Slavery's Exiles]Sylviane Diouf talked about her book, [Slavery's Exiles: The Story of the American Maroons], in which she presents a history of people who escaped slavery and created self-sufficient communities in desolate regions of the South. Ms. Diouf spoke with historian Eric Foner at the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318368-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318368-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTBook Discussion on [The Empire of Necessity]Greg Grandin talked about his book, [The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World], in which he recounts a slave revolt at sea and the subsequent discovery of the ship by New England seal hunter, Captain Amasa Delano, in the South Pacific in 1805. Greg Grandin spoke with New Yorker writer Phillip Gourevitch at the New York Public Library in New York City.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317624-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317624-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTBook Discussion on [The Internal Enemy]Alan Taylor talked about his book, [The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832], in which he recounts the impact that slaves in Virginia had on the War of 1812. In his book, the author reports that upon the British invasion, slaves in Virginia sought their freedom by escaping to British ships moored in the Chesapeake Bay. Once aboard they imparted their understanding of local geography to assist the British Army. Alan Taylor spoke at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia. [The Internal Enemy] was a finalist for the 2013 National Book Award for non-fiction.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/315789-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/315789-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTPanel on African-American HistoryPanelists talked about African-American history. Panelists included M.J. O'Brien, author of [We Shall Not Be Moved], Pete Daniel, author of [Dispossession], Tammy Ingram, author of [Dixie Highway], and Steven Reich, author of [A Working People].
"African American Stories of Work, Change, and Dispossession" was a panel of the 2014 Virginia Festival of the Book, and took place in the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center in Charlottesville, Virginia.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318426-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318426-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTAfrican-American Civil War Espionage, Part 2Hari Jones of the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum delivered the second part of a two-part talk about African American intelligence and espionage efforts on behalf of the Union leading up to and through the war. In this part he detailed the activities and movements of specific people of African descent on both sides of the lines, who saw the Civil War as the ultimate means of ending slavery. "For Light and Liberty: African Americans and Civil War Espionage in Washington and Beyond" was a two-part event at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., co-sponsored by the International Spy Museum and the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318136-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/318136-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTIn Depth with Peniel JosephAuthor and historian Peniel Joseph talked about his life and career. He also responded to viewers' calls, Facebook comments, electronic mails, and tweets on topics such as rewriting post-war black history, the civil rights movement and the Obama era, among others.
A video clip was shown of an April 1998 interview with Kwame Ture and of a recent visit to Mr. Joseph's home in Somerville, Massachusetts, where he talked about his writing habits.
The Tufts University professor is the author of three books: [Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America]; [Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama]; and [Stokely: A Life]. He is also the editor of: [The Black Power Movement: Rethinking the Civil Rights-Black Power Era], and [Neighborhood Rebels: Black Power at the Local Level].http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317637-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317637-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTSolomon Northup's DescendantsVera Williams, Justin Gilliam, and Clayton Adams spoke about their ancestor Solomon Northup and the Oscar nominated movie based on his story, [12 Years a Slave]. This event took place the Armed Forces Retirement Home, which also sponsored the event.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317962-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/317962-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTAfter Words with Nicholas JohnsonFordham Law School Professor Nicholas Johnson talked about his book, [Negroes and the Gun: The Black Tradition of Arms], in which he argues that there is an unreported tradition that dates back to Reconstruction of African Americans using firearms to defend their families and communities. He said that the non-violence of the Civil Rights era helped bury this fact of black history. He spoke with Columbia University's Zaheer Ali.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/316565-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/316565-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTTuskegee AirmenSeveral of the original Tuskegee Airmen talked about their experience in World War II and the obstacles they faced. This event was part of the American Veterans Center Annual Conference held in November 2013.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/316138-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/316138-2Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTCongressional Gold Medal Ceremony Honoring 1963 Birmingham Bombing VictimsHouse and Senate leaders posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the victims of the 1963 16th St. Baptist Church bombing. On September 15, 1963, shortly after the March on Washington, a bomb placed by segregationists exploded in Birmingham's 16th Street Baptist Church claiming the lives of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley, all girls under 14 years old. The medal was presented in recognition of how their deaths became a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement. The Congressional Gold Medal represents Congress' highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/314945-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/314945-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTRealize the Dream Rally and MarchCivil rights leaders and contemporary movement leaders spoke at the Lincoln Memorial at a "Realize the Dream" commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom held August 28, 1963. Many speakers outlined what they said were promises yet unfulfilled in preserving voting rights, quelling gun violence, reducing economic disparity and achieving equal protection under the law. Following the rally, participants marched to the Washington Monument via the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/314706-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/314706-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTClarence Lusane on the March on WashingtonClarence Lusane, author of [The Black History of the White House], talked about the impact of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the modern civil rights challenges. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
Live scenes of the activities on the National Mall and of the 1963 march were shown in the background.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/314715-4
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/314715-4Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT50th Anniversary of the March on WashingtonRepresentative John Lewis (D-GA), who participated in monumental events such as the 1963 March on Washington and the freedom rides, talked about personal and historical perspective into the civil rights movement. He was interviewed on stage at the National Archives and responded to questions from members of the audience.
The event titled, "An Evening with Congressman John Lewis," was a part of the National Archives commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313199-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313199-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTFrederick Douglass Statue Dedication CeremonyA statue of abolitionist, author, and statesman Frederick Douglass was unveiled and dedicated in Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. The ceremony included invocations, color guard, and the U.S. Army Chorus. One of the speakers was his great-great-granddaughter, Nettie Washington Douglass.
The statue is the only one allotted to the District of Columbia. In remarks, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said D.C. residents deserved full statehood. Frederick Douglass lived in Washington, D.C., for 23 years and was an advocate for D.C. congressional voting rights and self-governance.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313462-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/313462-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTQ&A with Shola LynchShola Lynch talked about her documentary, [Free Angela and All Political Prisoners]. The film tells the story of Angela Davis, who in 1972 was charged by the U.S. government in a murder conspiracy case that generated vast publicity and ended in her acquittal on all charges. The documentary also detailed Ms. Davis' life from her middle class upbringing in Birmingham, Alabama, to her becoming one of the FBI's "Most Wanted" fugitives. Ms. Lynch said the story needed to be told because it was "a political crime drama with a love story in the middle of it." She also discussed her previous documentary, [Chisholm '72: Unbought and Unbossed], about Representative Shirley Chisholm's (D-NY) run for the presidency in 1972.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312602-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312602-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTFirst Lady Michelle Obama at Bowie State University CommencementFirst lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement address to the graduating class of Bowie State University. She talked about the importance of education, the history of the struggle of black people to become educated, and urged the graduates of the historically black university to pass their desire for education on to future generations. She also paid tribute to parents, saying 'Their sacrifice is your legacy.'
The ceremony was held at the Comcast Center on the University of Maryland, College Park campus. Mrs. Obama was wearing the hood of the honorary doctor of laws degree she had just received.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312811-3
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312811-3Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTA Book Discussion with Representative John Lewis and John CarlosRepresentative John Lewis (D-GA) and John Carlos talked about their experiences fighting for civil rights. Representative Lewis was the chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from 1963 to 1966 and he drew from those experiences in his books [Walking with the Wind] and [Across That Bridge]. John Carlos won the bronze medal in the 200 meters at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. As the U.S. national anthem played at the awards ceremony, John Carlos and his gold medal-winning African-American teammate, Tommie Smith, wore black gloves and raised their fists in a black power salute to protest injustices faced by African Americans at home. Inducted into the U.S. Track and Field Hall of Fame, he is also a recipient of the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage. He co-wrote [The John Carlos Story]. "American Icons" was part of the 2013 Virginia Festival of the Book. They were interviewed by Robert Vaughan on stage at the Paramount Theater and responded to audience members' questions.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311687-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311687-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTRosa Parks Statue Dedication CeremonyA statue of Rosa Parks was unveiled and dedicated in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. She was the first African-American woman to have a statue in her honor in the Capitol. President Obama and congressional leaders spoke about her life and her contribution to the civil rights movement and the country as a whole. The ceremony included the presentation of the colors and performances by the U.S. Army Chorus and Army String Quartet.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311211-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311211-1Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT